Tag Archives: New Hampshire

New Hampshire Tidbits: Beware the Little Red Devil in the Tree Above

Posted on 24 February, 2021 by Janice Brown

Depending on where you live in the United States you may call these furry creatures: tiny beasts, chickarees, fairy diddles, cute, squacks, pests, little red devils, pine squirrels, red squirrels, or even Tamiasciurus hudsonicus if you are the brainy sort. … Continue reading →

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Chief and 51 Year Member of Concord New Hampshire Fire Department: William Clarence Green (1853-1932)

Posted on 30 January, 2021 by Janice Brown

According to a 1932 obituary in The Boston Globe newspaper, William C. Green was appointed head of the Concord Fire Department on 11 December 1894, and it was then believed he was the oldest fire chief in years of service … Continue reading →

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Prolific Author and Poet: Eleanor Hallowell (Abbott) Coburn of Wilton and Portsmouth New Hampshire (1872-1958)

Posted on 21 January, 2021 by Janice Brown

Eleanor Hallowell Abbott was not a native of New Hampshire, for she was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1872, daughter of Rev. Edward & Clara (Davis) Abbott. She was a third generation of New England Abbott authors and editors, and … Continue reading →

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2020 Recap: More Remarkable Women of New Hampshire

Posted on 30 December, 2020 by Janice Brown

Regular readers are aware that my spotlight is often on New Hampshire women’s history. My goal for years has been to write at one article a month that is specific to a  woman with New Hampshire connections, often little known. … Continue reading →

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New Hampshire’s Best Christmas Traditions, Recipes and Stories (Recap)

Posted on 25 December, 2020 by Janice Brown

Next year this blog (Cow Hampshire) will celebrate its 15th year. That is a gloriously long time for a genealogy blog to be around. At this point it is easy for me to have forgotten every single topic I’ve written … Continue reading →

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